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ADAM LEWIS THE FYLDE AND LANCASHIRE PROP AND CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND...

HONOUR YOUR RUGBY HEROES

THE RUGBY PAPER AWARDS Feel the passion: Bristol win the Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership Lunch venue: Quins’ Twickenham...

Never on Sunday please, for sake of the fans

THE 20,000 empty seats at the Stade de France for the host nation’s opening game of the 2019 Six Nations against...

RFU fear over Six Nations relegation is spineless

THERE were signs this week that the RFU have adopted a ‘Little England’ mentality, matching the insularity of the Scots, Italians,...

French trip holds no fear for Daniels

Confident: Bristol utility back Luke Daniels LUKE Daniels insists Bristol go into their first European knock-out match in 12 years full...

Franks craving more of winning feeling at Saints

By NEALE HARVEY Learning from the master: Paul Hill PICTURES: Getty Images BEN Franks says he is relishing his role as...

Dallaglio predicts seismic shift in Far East

By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA LAWRENCE Dallaglio predicts the Northern Hemisphere invasion to Japan later this year will be the ‘strongest...

Catrakilis keeps his nerve to win thriller for Quins

By GARY FITZGERALD DEMETRI Catrakilis kicked the crucial winning penalty four minutes from time as Quins left Warriors shell-shocked and booked...

Friend defends selection policy

CONNACHT coach Andy Friend accepted his team had made too many errors to really push Sale in this quarter-final. “With it...

Killer start puts Sharks on scent for silverware

By ROB WILDMAN Flying start: Byron McGuigan dives over for Sale’s first try PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Sale try-scorer...

Bristol lure Anscombe with £500k contract

By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL are waving the largest cheque book in the Premiership at Gareth Anscombe in a move that could...

Tigers call for Ford to end fear of the drop

By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE SOS: Mike Ford LEICESTER TIGERS are set to parachute in Mike Ford tomorrow in a late attempt...

Young Guns: Wasps and England U18 sensation Alfie Barbeary

The centre-cum-hooker could be on his way to Argentina this summer for the World Rugby U20 Championship

Northampton’s ‘ultimate warrior’ Teimana Harrison building case for England recall

Saints director of rugby says the six-time capped back row is deserving of a shot with England

Billy Twelvetrees talks playing with Cipriani and Atkinson at play-off chasing Gloucester

"He's one of the most under-rated players in our whole squad" Twelvetrees says of midfield partner

Catherine Spencer column: Italy were the saviours of the Six Nations

"Scorelines more akin to cricket are no longer acceptable" says former England captain

Vincent Koch convinced Springboks can lift World Cup for third time

The Saracens prop says South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus has the respect of the Bok camp

On-form Marcus Watson gets Wasps contract extension

The former England 7s star has scored 11 tries in 24 appearances for Wasps

Former Yorkshire Carnegie owner fears for club’s prestigious academy

Caddick says Yorkshire's influence as a county has dwindled in recent years

Peter Jackson’s greatest Wales team of all time

The Grandest of Slammers – Jackson's XV for Wales' 50 years of glory

I want to emulate Will Greenwood, says Harlequins Joe Marchant

The Harlequins centre is hoping his try-scoring feats have caught the eye of Eddie Jones

Dream Team: Bristol Bears and former All Black John Afoa

Also a former prop of the Blues, Ulster and Gloucester

My Life in Rugby: Former England and current Wasps back Danielle Waterman

World Cup glory, an Olympic dream and now being coached by Giselle Mather

Aaron Mauger confirms Highlanders back Aaron Smith to miss six weeks

Double blow for the Highlanders after losing to the Blues

Bedford Blues show intent with new deals for Jacob Fields and Will Hooley

Staying at Goldington Road

Gloucester sign Jamal Ford-Robinson from Northampton Saints

The second signing made by the Cherry and Whites for next season

Edinburgh wrap up busy Monday with new deal for Hamish Watson

Watson re-signs and Cockerill seals deals for four new arrivals

We have to be smarter says Dai

WASPS boss Dai Young admits his side could yet face a relegation battle. He said: “That’s certainly the top four gone....

Gloucester wise heads take sting from Wasps fast start

■By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER boss Johan Ackermann saluted his side’s character after they overcame an early deficit against gallant Wasps to...

Now we can get ready for Europe’

WILL Skelton fixed his sights on Sarries continuing their trophy hunt on two fronts after his brace of tries denied Harlequins....

Super-charged Skelton gets Sarries over line

■By GARY FITZGERALD One-man wrecking ball: Will Skelton scores Saracens’ third try and his second PICTURES: Getty Images WILL Skelton used...

If Eddie wants change then Billy would be good captain

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE...EVERY WEEK Natural: Billy Vunipola is good enough and vocal enough to lead England PICTURE: Getty Images ALL...

Eddie can’t afford to ignore Cipriani

Maverick: Finn Russell, celebrating here after scoring Scotland’s second try, turned the game at Twickenham COLIN BOAG Sometimes it’s good to...

Hammer can’t be the only tool in the box

IF your plan does not have the ability to change direction then any unconsidered hazards and associated risk has a high...

Eddie’s mind games backfired… now sort him out or sack him

NOWthat the euphoria of the Six Nations has subsided certain people in the game should look at themselves in the mirror....

Brown still best bet to start World Cup

SO Eddie Jones thinks that a psychologist is needed to sort out England’s mental problems? He should attend these sessions himself...

Top player but he’s not a captain

OWEN Farrell is a player with a huge heart, but in the heat of ‘battle’ good captaincy requires the ability to...

Pity Deano changed his tune

LASTweek Newcastle’s Dean Richards is quoted as saying that ring-fencing the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ not just for the...

Simpson aims for flying finish to life at Wasps

■By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Joe Simpson LONG-SERVING Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson believes his best years are still to come after revealing...

standards in for playoffs

People think he is slow because his nickname is sausage legs, but everyone at Gloucester know how good he is and...

Blues swoop for two of Wales’ speed machines

Boy Blue: Josh Adams CARDIFF Blues have snapped up Wales wing Hallam Amos for next season. Amos, 24, joins the Blues...

Comeback Carl gets on the try trail again

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Carl Fearns has long since recovered from the pain of being abruptly and personally rejected by Eddie...

Brecon make it 15 in a row in league

■By JAY BURFORD Welsh Division One round-up BRECON continue to lead the way in One East following their 26-3 triumph over...

Quins battle way out of drop zone

■By JAY BURFORD Welsh Championship round-up THE battle to avoid relegation took another twist with Maesteg Quins moving out of the...

Ironmen keep their double-double dream alive

■By JAMES RICHARDS Merthyr..........20 Pontypridd......11 MERTHYR’S dreams of completing the doubledouble are still alive after they beat rivals Pontypridd to reach...

Drovers progress to last four as they turn on the power

■By PAUL HOPKINS Llandovery....28 Swansea..........7 LLANDOVERY ensured their safe passage through to the semi-finals after overcoming Swansea. A superb break by...

Blue and Blacks remain on course for silverware

■By ROB COLE Cardiff............43 Bedwas..........12 CARDIFF reached their first WRU National Cup semi-final in nine years to stay on course for...

Ravens suffer shock as Meek seals victory in extra time

■By IAN GOLDEN CHAMPIONSHIP side Pontypool needed extra time to beat Premiership outfit Bridgend in a thrilling National Cup quarter-final. The...

Hat-trick hero lands huge blow in relegation fight

■By GUTO DAVIES Llanelli..........53 Cross Keys....12 THIS relegation dogfight at Parc y Scarlets was anything but a dour affair as Llanelli...

Thomas ensures five-star Quins end winless league run

■By JOHN MURPHY Neath................15 Carmarthen..38 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a four-game winless run in the Principality Premiership with a five-star display at...